Elateia or Elatia (Ancient Greek: Ἐλάτεια) was a town in Pelasgiotis in ancient Thessaly, described by Livy, along with Gonnus, as situated in the pass leading to the Vale of Tempe.[1] Elateia is called Iletia by Pliny the Elder,[2] and Iletium or Iletion (Ἰλέτιον) by Ptolemy.[3] It is mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium under its right name.[4]
Its site in unlocated.
References
"Utraque oppida in faucibus sunt, quae Tempe adeunt: magis Gonnus," Livy. Ab Urbe Condita Libri (History of Rome). 42.54.
Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 4.8.15.
Ptolemy. The Geography. 3.13.42.
Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v. Ἐλάτεια.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Elateia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
